Kangwon Land: hotbed of corruption
(WorldNews South Korea)

By Choi Ha-young Kangwon Land, Korea`s only casino where citizens can legally gamble, is becoming the main target in the government`s anti-corruption drive as revelations show the public firm has offered jobs to hundreds of people recommended by politicians and ranking officials. According to Rep. Lee Hoon of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), all 518 successful candidates who landed jobs in the company from 2012 to 2013 had been recommended by then-Kangwon Land CEO Choi Heung-jip as well as community leaders and lawmakers of the then-ruling conservative Saenuri Party. `This represents a deep-rooted problem in...